BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Schraeder Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,210 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Lillooet
- Activities
- Canoeing, Nature study, Wildlife viewing, Camping
About
Closed: Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists this site as closed (CLOSED - Due to close proximity of French Bar Creek Wildfire).
This remote recreation site with 2 campsites is a good location for a quiet and remote camping experience. Suitable for larger sized rigs but due to the distance to get there mostly truck campers and tenters are found there.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Located northwest of the community of Big Bar Creek via the Big Bar ferry. Access is also via the West Pavillion Road at least an hour and 15 minutes drive north of Lillooet.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 13° | -32° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 9° | -24° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 16° | -9° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 23° | 9° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 30° | 22° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 56° | 37° | 28° | 75° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 68° | 45° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 68° | 46° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 58° | 39° | 28° | 75° | 4 of 11 |
| October | 42° | 28° | 16° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 17° | -2° | 43° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 10° | -28° | 36° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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